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Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big DifferenceOne Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Differenceby Katie Smith Milway-Resource Relay RaceIntroduction: This lesson reviews productive resources as they relate to some of thecharacters in One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Difference by Katie Smith Milway.What could be better than a competitive race around the room while solving puzzlesand reviewing economic concepts?Materials:● Three sets of puzzle cards copied on card stock (for ease of organization use adifferent color for each set)● Visual –Author Puzzle● Writing tools● Ziploc Bags● Optional- A copy of “Make Your Own Puzzle” for each studentConcepts:● Natural Resources – gifts from nature, such as land, water and trees● Human Resources- human effort directed toward producing goods and services(labor)● Capital Resources – goods produced and used to make other goods and service(tools)Objectives:● The student will review the terms natural resources, human resources, andcapital resources● The student will participate in a class problem solving activityVirginia Standards of Learning- History & Social Sciences2.8The student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), humanresources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).3.8The student will demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and thenatural, human, and capital resources they used in the production of goods andservices.1Lynne Farrell StoverJames Madison University Center for Economic Education

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Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big DifferenceProcedure:1. Prepare material prior to class.2. Introduce the lesson by telling the students that after a brief review they will beparticipating in a competitive class activity.3. Read book to students. A YouTube reading can be found at this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUu-tawb3lU4. Review the concepts of natural resources, human resources, and capitalresources. Natural Resources are gifts from nature, such as land, water andtrees. Human Resources are human effort directed toward producing goods andservices. Capital Resources are good produced and used to make other goodsand service.5. Explain to the students that they will be putting this knowledge to work byassembling three puzzles.6. Display the Author puzzle sheet and review its contents. This works well if youhave two versions of the puzzle; one as a whole sheet and the other cut up in thethree puzzle pieces.7. Tell the students that there are three puzzles in each bag. Explain that each teamis to assemble these puzzles on the predetermined flat surface.8. Divide the class into three teams. (Two teams will work for smaller classes.)9. Give each team a Ziploc bag with a complete puzzle set.10. Instruct the teams that one student from each team is to take the bag to the flatsurface, remove a piece and try to place it correctly. (This should become easieras the relay progresses.) That student then returns, giving the bag to the nextperson in line, who then repeats the same procedure until all three puzzles arecompleted.11. The winning team gets bragging rights.12. Review the content on the puzzle pieces, discussing the importance of theproductive resources involved.Extension Activity: Students may create their own puzzle using the “Create Your OwnPuzzle” activity sheet.2Lynne Farrell StoverJames Madison University Center for Economic Education

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Reading Makes Cents 2014-2015One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big DifferenceEggs TruckPoultry FarmerCreate Your Own PuzzleSome character suggestions:Human Resources: Kojo’s Mom (cooking an egg in a pot), Ma Achempong (selling fruit from abasket) Lumusi, (cooking peanut soup), Adika Odonkor (making flour with a mechanical grainmill)10Lynne Farrell StoverJames Madison University Center for Economic Education

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Reading Makes Cents 2014 2015 One Hen How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference One Hen How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway Resource Relay Race Introduction This lesson reviews productive resources as they relate to some of the characters in One Hen How One Small Loan Made a Difference by Katie Smith Milway What could be better than a competitive race around the room while solving puzzles and reviewing economic concepts Materials Three sets of puzzle cards copied on card stock for ease of organization use a different color for each set Visual Author Puzzle Writing tools Ziploc Bags Optional A copy of Make Your Own Puzzle for each student Concepts Natural Resources gifts from nature such as land water and trees Human Resources human effort directed toward producing goods and services labor Capital Resources goods produced and used to make other goods and service tools Objectives The student will review the terms natural resources human resources and capital resources The student will participate in a class problem solving activity Virginia Standards of Learning History Social Sciences 2 8 The student will describe natural resources water soil wood and coal human resources people at work and capital resources machines tools and buildings 3 8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and the natural human and capital resources they used in the production of goods and services 1 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education

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Reading Makes Cents 2014 2015 One Hen How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Procedure 1 Prepare material prior to class 2 Introduce the lesson by telling the students that after a brief review they will be participating in a competitive class activity 3 Read book to students A YouTube reading can be found at this link https www youtube com watch v NUu tawb3lU 4 Review the concepts of natural resources human resources and capital resources Natural Resources are gifts from nature such as land water and trees Human Resources are human effort directed toward producing goods and services Capital Resources are good produced and used to make other goods and service 5 Explain to the students that they will be putting this knowledge to work by assembling three puzzles 6 Display the Author puzzle sheet and review its contents This works well if you have two versions of the puzzle one as a whole sheet and the other cut up in the three puzzle pieces 7 Tell the students that there are three puzzles in each bag Explain that each team is to assemble these puzzles on the predetermined flat surface 8 Divide the class into three teams Two teams will work for smaller classes 9 Give each team a Ziploc bag with a complete puzzle set 10 Instruct the teams that one student from each team is to take the bag to the flat surface remove a piece and try to place it correctly This should become easier as the relay progresses That student then returns giving the bag to the next person in line who then repeats the same procedure until all three puzzles are completed 11 The winning team gets bragging rights 12 Review the content on the puzzle pieces discussing the importance of the productive resources involved Extension Activity Students may create their own puzzle using the Create Your Own Puzzle activity sheet 2 Lynne Farrell Stover James Madison University Center for Economic Education

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